Baby Lawhorn

Wister, Ok (US)
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Created 3 years ago
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Fertility Treatments
Baby Lawhorn
Baby Lawhorn
Baby Lawhorn
Baby Lawhorn

Baby Lawhorn

by Victoria Whitfield

  • $10,000.00

    Fundraiser Goal

  • $145.00

    Funds Raised

  • 108

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Wister, Ok (US)

Victoria Whitfield is organizing this fundraiser.

Campaign Story >

Campaign Story

For years, we’ve carried a dream in our hearts. The dream of growing our family together.

Our journey through IVF has not been easy. We’ve already gone through two cycles out of state, and each one came with unexpected setbacks. It felt like at every turn, something went wrong. Despite the emotional, physical, and financial toll, we haven’t given up.

After a lot of prayer, research, and reflection, we made the decision to give ourselves the best possible chance. We’ve now transferred our care to one of the top fertility clinics in our state, under the guidance of a highly skilled and experienced doctor. For the first time in a long time, we feel hopeful. We truly believe this could be our answer to prayer.

Over the past year, we’ve worked hard to prepare. We have been saving, planning, and doing everything we can to be ready for this next IVF cycle. But unexpected expenses have significantly depleted our savings, and now we find ourselves needing help to cross the finish line.

This cycle must be paid in full upfront:

IVF cycle: $10,300
Additional medical procedures: $1,500
Transport and storage: $2,000
Medications: $4,000

Total: $17,800

We are about halfway there, but we are on a deadline. If we are unable to raise the remaining funds by June 24th, we will lose the deposit we have already worked so hard to secure, along with this opportunity.

This will likely be our last IVF cycle using our own embryos.

We want you to know we are pursuing every option available to us. We have applied for fertility grants and medication discount programs. We are cutting expenses, finding ways to earn additional income, and doing everything we can to meet this goal.

If you feel led to support us, whether through a donation, sharing our story, or lifting us up in prayer, it would mean more to us than we can express.

Thank you for being part of our journey and for helping us pursue this dream.

  • 05-29-2026

    Unexpected Hurdles

    Yesterday was supposed to be a big step forward in our IVF journey.

    We went in for my mock transfer appointment, essentially a trial run of the embryo transfer procedure before our IVF cycle begins next month. During the appointment, the doctor also performed imaging to map the inside of my uterus.

    What we learned completely changed our timeline.

    The doctor discovered that I have a uterine septum, a congenital malformation where tissue divides part of the uterus. I had never even heard of this before today, and honestly, it’s incredible that we are only just now learning about this after already going through two IVF cycles with another clinic.

    Unfortunately, a uterine septum has been linked to miscarriage and pregnancy complications, and our doctor strongly recommends surgery to remove it before moving forward with IVF.

    Technically, we could proceed without surgery. But after everything we’ve gone through to get here, we feel we need to give ourselves and our future baby the absolute best chance possible. I know that if we experienced a loss without addressing this first, we would always wonder “what if.”

    So now our journey includes another hurdle:
    • Additional surgery
    • Additional recovery time
    • Additional waiting
    • And additional costs we were not prepared for

    Right now we are waiting to learn whether the surgery will cost closer to $5,000 or $12,000, when it can be scheduled, and how much this may delay our IVF cycle.

    To say I’m heartbroken would be an understatement. I’ve spent months preparing mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially for this IVF cycle. It’s difficult to process adding even more obstacles between us and our dream of becoming parents together.

    But we are not giving up.

    We will do whatever it takes to bring our miracle baby home someday.

    If you have donated, shared our fundraiser, prayed for us, encouraged us, or simply followed along with love and support, thank you. Truly. Your kindness is helping carry us through one of the hardest and most uncertain seasons of our lives.

    For now, we wait. And we keep fighting for our baby.

Name Donation Date
Anonymous $20.00 April 02, 2024
Amanda McCaskey $25.00 December 20, 2022
Leslea Abshire $100.00 December 20, 2022
Anonymous commented with a $20 donation about 2 years ago
Wish we could do more. Y'all are so deserving.